Tech Radar Pro: Why enterprise AI needs connected clouds As AI evolves alongside the expansion of cloud computing, it gains enhanced capabilities for storage, processing and data management. Modern enterprises are capitalizing on this by strategically integrating resources from on-premises, edge and cloud environments. This vital integration enables the deployment of powerful and efficient AI tools across various settings. Learn more Streamline your move to Red Hat OpenShift VirtualizationOrganizations are seeking a different platform for their VMs due to changes in the virtualization landsc ..read more

Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) is a technology that allows the isolation of PCI Express (PCIe) resources for better network performance. In this article, we explore a recent study by the Red Hat OpenStack Performance and Scale team, which demonstrated the capabilities of SR-IOV using 100GbE NVIDIA ConnectX-6 adapters within a Red Hat OpenShift on Red Hat OpenStack (ShiftonStack) setup.Unlocking peak performanceThe study focused on integrating OpenShift 4.15.15 with OpenStack 17.1.2 to improve network performance for both Containerized Network Functions (CNFs) and Virtualized Network F ..read more

IT automation has become one of the dominant factors that fosters success in the tech industry. As someone who has just started exploring this field, I have discovered that automation can be a game-changer for anyone looking to streamline their IT operations. Here’s what I’ve learned about why adopting an automation-first mindset can really boost your IT game.What is IT automation?To put it simply, IT automation is all about using software to handle those repetitive administration tasks we usually do manually. Think of it like setting up a bunch of smart routines that take care of things f ..read more

We are pleased to announce that Red Hat Satellite 6.15.2 is generally available as of July 17th, 2024.Red Hat Satellite is an infrastructure management solution designed to provision and maintain any Red Hat Enterprise Linux infrastructure - physical, virtual, cloud and edge environments. Satellite streamlines provisioning, patching and other repetitive system management tasks to increase efficiency while helping keep systems more secure, available and compliant.The erratum for this release includes:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2024:4589 Customers who have already upgraded to Satellit ..read more

Creating "golden images" of an operating system (OS) is a popular and recommended practice for deploying new systems to any environment, from the data center to the public cloud. They enable rapid deployments that are more maintainable and can better conform to your unique Standard Operating Environment (SOE) requirements. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) provides two options to help you build customized RHEL OS images: RHEL image builder and Red Hat Insights image builder. An overview and list of latest articles about these can be found here.ilder.Insights image builder has recently added the ..read more

Today we are announcing that Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4.16 is now generally available.OpenShift Virtualization enables you to migrate your existing virtual machine (VM)-based workloads to Red Hat OpenShift, allowing you to modernize your operations. You can take advantage of the speed and simplicity of a comprehensive modern application platform, while preserving your existing virtualization investments. Here's some of what's new in our OpenShift Virtualization 4.16 release.Scalable and flexible for demanding workloadsAs users migrate more complex VM workloads to OpenShift, we’ve en ..read more

With Red Hat Satellite Capsule Server, you can manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) hosts across multiple platforms and geographic locations. A Satellite Capsule Server maximizes availability by enabling content and software to be accessed by systems, even when the Satellite Server is unavailable. In addition, the Satellite Capsule Server helps manage load and congestion when there are a large number of systems.This article provides a concise guide toSatellite Capsule Server deployment. First, I discuss planning considerations for deploying a Satellite Capsule Server. Next, I review software ..read more

Organizations need to move fast and with agility to remain competitive and stay ahead of the market. And part of this includes leveraging edge computing alongside artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML). By extending AI capabilities to the edge, organizations can better collect data, digest images, train models based on trends and run inferencing for better real-time responses, offline functionality and security of sensitive information.With AI and edge, companies can process large volumes of data faster and without transmitting every bit of raw data, live to a central cloud. AI ..read more

On June 30, 2024, CentOS Linux 7 reached its end of life - as highlighted by numerous articles across the IT world, this means that there are no more security patches, feature updates or bug fixes delivered to any versions of CentOS Linux. Red Hat has provided numerous mechanisms for migration, but if you’re reading the Red Hat blog, you already know about these options. Instead, I want to talk about the future of the CentOS Project, which remains a foundational catalyst of the entire Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ecosystemTo be clear, CentOS Linux no longer exists. CentOS Stream was creat ..read more

IntroductionIn Red Hat OpenShift 4.16, we've enhanced observability to make your job easier. This article guides you through the latest features and integrations that help you monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize your OpenShift clusters more effectively than ever before.Improved cluster monitoringWe've upgraded key components of the in-cluster monitoring stack, including Prometheus, Thanos, and kube-state-metrics.New alerting rules help you identify deprecated fields in your Cluster Monitoring Operator, and monitor for errors when the Prometheus Operator fails to update object status.The new me ..read more